Blind Children's Fund

10/05/2020

If it’s a TV nigHt, you might want to catch 60 Minutes on CBS right now. There’s a rerun of a great story on an architect who is blind. You’ll love his approach of no limitations.

04/06/2020

We at BCF are hoping you are staying safe at home if you are able to during this challenging time. We recently received a notice from APH (American Printing House) that distributes educational materials to schools and teachers of VI children that we thought you might be interested in. This is a great time to engage your visually impaired child in some extra learning experiences.

Go to: https://pathstoliteracy.org/resources/virtual-ExCel-Academy

They're offering online learning opportunities for children of different ages. Each session describes the activity and age of child as well as the time and dates to tune in.

Virtual Expanded Core Education Learning (ExCEL) Academy for Students with Visual Impairments

08/03/2019

To enhance your understanding of children who learn differently, you can subscribe to eParent. com. They offer a free weekly newsletter.

08/02/2019

Here are a few quick tips for parenting a blind or visually impaired child:

If you or your pediatrician suspect your child has a visual impairment, go to an eye doctor (opthalmologist) who specializes in infants and children to receive an accurate and early diagnosis.

An accurate diagnosis is the best tool for learning and development of early intervention activities and is the foundation for individualized education plans (IEPs) in pre-school and during school years in the US.

Learn how to stimulate all of your child's senses to encourage curiosity, learning, self-expression, and movement. Play games and encourage problem solving.

07/09/2019

If you haven’t checked out the American Printing House for a while, it’s a good time to start. Here’s a link to their latest newsletter:

July 2019

07/04/2019

A great way fir kids who are blind or visually impaired to enjoy fireworks this evening.

The Fred's Head blog contains tips, tutorials, and resources for and by blind or visually impaired people.

06/09/2019

This is terrific!

Lego has unveiled a new project aimed at helping blind and visually impaired children learn Braille in a "playful and engaging way." Lego Braille Bricks, a concept originally proposed to the toy company by two charities, will allow children to learn the touch writing system through play.

02/02/2019

01/23/2019

This is awesome!

Research in Microsoft's Project Torino leads to Code Jumper, which introduces kids who are blind and low vision to programming through a physical language.

11/19/2018

If you haven't already subscribed to Future Reflections, BCF highly recommends this resource to parents. It's simple to subscribe. Just go to: https://nfb.org/future-reflections. Not only can you subscribe in multiple formats, but you can also read archived issues.

Best of all, it's free! Happy reading and learning! Something we can all be thankful for as this holiday of gratitude approaches.

02/28/2018

To access the American Printing House newsletter for February, 2018, just go to: http://www.aph.org/news/february-2018/

There are some interesting updates for JAWS as well as an art contest for students. You can also subscribe to the APH from this website by entering your email address in the upper right corner.

11/14/2017

The November 2017 newsletter is available online from the American Printing House. To access it, please go to: http://www.aph.org/news/november-2017/

Of special interest is the article on the Braille Blaster. What do you think? Have you used it yet?